Japan vs Latvia: Drained organic soils — Area
Japan
154,660 ha
in 2024
Latvia
194,665 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
31st
Latvia rank
28th
Drained organic soils — Area over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 194,665 ha against 154,660 ha in Japan, a difference of 40,005 ha.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 28th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 193,380 ha | 164,869 ha | 28,511 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 185,412 ha | 188,374 ha | 2,962 ha | Latvia |
| 2010s | 160,008 ha | 195,434 ha | 35,425 ha | Latvia |
| 2020s | 155,040 ha | 194,573 ha | 39,533 ha | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 194,665 ha against 154,660 ha in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Japan and Latvia?
- 40,005 ha, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
- Japan ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 28th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.